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"About six months before Next was due to open I hired a single programmer and laid out visually, as a flow chart, what the system needed to do. Talk about a lean start up model!"

Talk about a waterfall, you mean. Complete with the "OH FUCK WE'RE ALL GONNA DIE" crisis at the end when things have slipped...

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Kokonas isn't a software developer; he was a prop trader and then a restaurant owner. The fact that they pulled this off at all is impressive; it's actually even more impressive given that they did it with a less effective project management methodology.

well in fairness I had a bit of experience in software design -- ancient but relevant. We are redoing the entirety of the site now... keeping the good, improving the rest.

Will trade security assessment for one meal.

I would trade cash money for you two to do a podcast / text interview.

Hear, hear.

FYI - https://www.nextrestaurant.com/website/tos

starts off with <<<<<<< HEAD ======= >>>>>>> parent of b836bf2... testing

In many cases, the software isn't the issue, having a clear vision of the problem to be solved is the issue. It appears that Kokonas had an exceptionally clear vision of the problem and executed accordingly. The legendary "Perfect Spec".

That's what you get when you write a software spec while slamming Black Truffle Explosions.

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